106: A Thousand Illusions

The location marked by Hou Wu did indeed once have a Blue-level Secret Realm, but it disappeared two days ago.

Zhang Sheng did not understand why this was the case,

and could only fly toward the target location with all his might!

At this moment, Zhang Sheng was the only one heading to Russia.

Although Song Xian and others kept applying to go, Hou Wu stopped them, worried that this was a diversionary tactic by the Parasitic Insect Emperor.

The more critical the moment, the less room there was for chaos.

Zhang Sheng's speed was extremely fast; he could reach Russia the quickest, and one man was worth a thousand troops.

If Song Xian and the others went together, it would inevitably lead to a lack of top-tier combat power within Huaxia.

Zhang Sheng's speed was now faster than ever before,

his maximum speed having already broken through Mach 12.

However, when Zhang Sheng arrived at his destination, he was stunned.

"Where are the Yao Beasts?"

Only a large number of downward-facing holes remained in place, dense and varying in size.

This place originally belonged to the extremely cold region of the Russian Far East.

The Cultivators who rushed to the vicinity were few and far between,

and knew nothing when questioned.

After receiving the satellite photos sent by Hou Wu again, the images showed thousands of centipede-type Yao Beasts digging downwards.

"Damn it!"

The first thing these Yao Beasts did after descending from the Secret Realm into the real world was dig holes and run!

There was no doubt that the Parasitic God Insect Emperor was assisting them.

Zhang Sheng expanded his Divine Sense to investigate, but his Divine Sense could only penetrate three hundred meters underground at most; any deeper was impossible.

These Yao Beasts dug extremely deep and destroyed the tunnels, making it impossible to track their whereabouts.

More and more local Cultivators were arriving!

Zhang Sheng suppressed the urge to question those damn Russians,

Why would Yao Beasts still descend into the real world from a Secret Realm that had already been eliminated?

"It's probably best to leave these disgusting matters for Hou Wu and the others to investigate."

Zhang Sheng flew in circles centered on this area of holes, maximizing the range of his Divine Sense investigation, trying to find any trace of the Yao Beasts.

Half an hour later, he found nothing.

Zhang Sheng reluctantly set off back to Huaxia... All along the way, Zhang Sheng was thinking about what exactly happened.

Zhang Sheng was not unfamiliar with the centipede-type Yao Beasts that appeared; at this very moment, he had five corpses of them inside his storage ring.

They were called Earth-Splitting Rock Centipedes, skilled at digging holes, even through hard rock!

But Zhang Sheng had previously slaughtered all the Divine Breath Realm Centipede Yao Beasts inside this Secret Realm.

Why was there still a Divine Breath Realm Centipede Yao Beast?

The Secret Realm's blue light gate had disappeared, so why were Yao Beasts still descending into the real world?

...Returning to the school,

"Zhang Sheng, look at these photos!"

Hou Wu came to Zhang Sheng's Villa and showed him several photos.

The photos showed the scene exactly before and after the Yao Beasts descended.

The first photo,

The time displayed on it was: September 8, 2030, 4:25:34 AM.

The image showed only frozen earth, nothing else.

"Look at the next photo!"

September 8, 2030, 4:25:35 AM,

A large number of Yao Beasts appeared simultaneously in the image.

But besides the Yao Beasts, a figure also appeared. The figure was kneeling with one hand on the ground, and although only his profile was visible, one could still see his ferocious and pained expression.

Then, in the photo taken the next second,

the Yao Beasts were still there, but the figure had vanished.

"This descent of the Yao Beasts is definitely inseparable from this guy!"

"Wait!" Zhang Sheng thought of something.

"Dean Hou, if this person was controlled by a Spirit-Entrapping Worm, the Spirit-Entrapping Worm in his brain would still be repelled by the Secret Realm's rules; he wouldn't be able to enter!" Zhang Sheng asserted.

Dean Hou, however, said calmly,

"Zhang Sheng, the most complex and elusive thing in this world is the human heart."

"What if I told you,

this person might not have been controlled by a Spirit-Entrapping Worm at all?"

Zhang Sheng was startled upon hearing this,

and remained silent for a long time.

He truly could not deny this hypothesis.

But would someone really betray humanity and become an accomplice to the Yao Beasts?

No matter how strong one's Mental Energy was, it could see the Spirit-Entrapping Worms in someone else's mind, but it couldn't see through the human heart.

He didn't know why,

but Zhang Sheng felt an inexplicable sense of loss!

Zhang Sheng thought carefully for a moment.

As for that Divine Breath Realm Earth-Splitting Rock Centipede, it might have been a fish that slipped through the net previously.

To improve the efficiency of hunting Divine Breath Realm Beasts,

Zhang Sheng's method for campaigning against the Yao Beasts in the Secret Realm was simple: release his Qi, use himself as bait, and attract Divine Breath Realm Beasts to attack.

If there truly was an Earth-Splitting Rock Centipede hiding deep underground, it wasn't impossible.

"Dean, I still don't understand. The Secret Realm light gate clearly vanished!"

Dean Hou displayed several photos again.

"We suspect the Secret Realm light gate didn't truly disappear; we were fooled!" Dean Hou Wu said helplessly.

The satellite photo captured the moment the Secret Realm light gate vanished, and the figure of that person—the same one who appeared when the Yao Beasts descended—appeared right next to it.

Zhang Sheng understood now,

"There are countless Talents in the world. The Secret Realm light gate didn't truly disappear; perhaps this person used their Talent to conceal the light gate."

"The Parasitic God Insect Emperor must have cooperated in this. Dean, is there any way to find this person?"

Dean Hou said helplessly, "We contacted Russia immediately and sent people over."

"Unfortunately, the Core Officials responsible for this Secret Realm have all vanished!"

Dean Hou said angrily, "Hmph! These people were either controlled by Spirit-Entrapping Worms or they betrayed humanity!"

"However, judging by the appearance of the man who concealed the light gate in the photo, he is clearly not Russian! We are investigating his identity through satellite photos and various other channels."

"We have already found quite a bit of information. We will organize it and send it to you later!"

After sending Dean Hou off,

although Zhang Sheng was worried, he thought it better to leave such investigations to the State Apparatus, so he began to Cultivate a second-tier defensive Spell.

"Profound Light Shield"

The first-tier Spirit Shield was already somewhat weak. Although it had been Cultivated to the Perfected State, its maximum capacity was ultimately too low.

Every time Zhang Sheng faced an enemy, he had to release eighty-one layers of Spirit Shield to feel secure.

After continuously Cultivating for a day,

the Profound Light Shield reached the Transcendent Stage, but it was still far from the Perfected State.

At this moment, Zhang Sheng also received the information investigated by Huaxia.

After a series of analyses including facial and body recognition and trajectory determination, the identity of the person who concealed the light gate was confirmed.

Huaxia truly expended great effort to thoroughly investigate this person, and the investigation content was very clear.

"Original Name: Yunus Hassan, 17 years old."

"He is not Russian, but was born in a Massive Slum in Bengal, and lost his mother in childhood."

"After demanding wages, he personally witnessed his father being beaten into a cripple by a Wealthy Merchant, who later died of his injuries. His only younger sister was taken away by the Rich Man and disappeared. He himself was beaten unconscious and thrown into a foul ditch."

"By chance, he did not die. When the Blue Moon appeared, he Awakened the SS-Rank Talent: Thousand Illusions Dust."

"The young man went to the Local Government, excitedly informing them of the Talent he had Awakened,

'Officer, I have Awakened an SS-Rank Talent!'

How much the young man hoped to be taken seriously and have a chance to seek revenge on the Rich Man.

"But that day, a nightmare awaited him.

The young man had his Achilles tendons severed, was beaten half to death, and locked in a sunless Dungeon.

He was reduced to a Spirit Slave, refining Spirit Orbs day and night for the upper class until death."

However, recently, the young man mysteriously disappeared.

And left this sentence on the Dungeon wall.

"Allah never saved me; death is the only release."